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ISLANDS

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2016
China again lands planes on disputed island in South China Sea
China on Wednesday landed two test flights on an island it has built in the South China Sea, four days after it angered Vietnam with a landing on the same runway in the disputed territory, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2016
Pacific dreaming in Moscow
Russia's government announces yet another set of impotent plans to develop its long-neglected Pacific region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 5, 2016
South China Sea tensions surge as China lands plane on artificial island
China's first landing of a plane on one of its new island runways in the South China Sea shows Beijing's facilities in the disputed region are being completed on schedule and military flights will inevitably follow, foreign officials and analysts said.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2016
China to deploy more refitted warships in disputed waters, H.K. group says
China is refitting five more former warships as armed coast guard vessels with the aim of deploying them in disputed waters, a Hong Kong-based watchdog said Monday. Deployments may include near the Japan-held Senkaku Islands.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 30, 2015
China sends Japan a message via former navy frigate
Tensions are rising in the East China Sea after China deployed an armed, former navy frigate for the first time to challenge Japan's control of contested islands in what may be an attempt to shift Tokyo's attention away from disputes in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2015
Filipino protesters land on disputed island in South China Sea
A group of Filipino protesters has landed on a disputed Philippine-held island in the South China Sea, a local government official said on Sunday, in a risky expedition that may trigger a strong reaction from China.
JAPAN
Dec 27, 2015
Chinese spy ship is spotted off Japan's Boso Peninsula
A Chinese naval intelligence ship was spotted off the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture several times from Wednesday to Saturday, the Japanese Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 23, 2015
First DNA test eyed for remains of Japanese soldier recovered on Russian island
The government has decided to conduct a DNA test for the first time on what is believed to be the remains of a Japanese soldier who died in a battle with Soviet forces in 1945, government sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2015
Vietnamese military grows to face China threat
Vietnam's military is steeling itself for conflict with China as it accelerates a decade-long modernization drive, Hanoi's biggest arms buildup since the height of the Vietnam War.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 19, 2015
Australia says no plan to stop surveillance flights over South China Sea
Australia will not bow to Chinese pressure to halt surveillance flights over disputed islands in the South China Sea at the center of rival claims between China and some of its neighbors, Defense Minister Marise Payne said this week.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2015
China carried out war games in South China Sea this week
China's military carried out war games in the disputed South China Sea this week, with warships, submarines and fighter jets simulating cruise missile strikes on ships, the official People's Liberation Army Daily said on Friday.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2015
Japan's quiet deterrence
The stakes are getting higher in the U.S. and Japan's 'game of deterrence' with China.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 16, 2015
Abe cited 'judo draw' compromise in November talks with Putin over isles row
In the hope of making progress in a long-standing bilateral territorial dispute with Russia, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe cited the spirit of hikiwake, a martial arts term for a draw or tie, in his previous talks with President Vladimir Putin in November, a diplomatic source said Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2015
Australia conducts surveillance flight in South China Sea; move could focus attention on Japan
Australia performs a “freedom of navigation” flight near artificial islands China is building in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 15, 2015
Japanese official warns that South China Sea activities may be precursor to ADIZ
A top defense official has warned that China may be creating artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea as a forerunner to declaring an air defense identification zone (ADIZ) over the waters.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2015
U.S. Navy commander warns of possible South China Sea arms race
The U.S. Pacific Fleet Commander has warned of a possible arms race in the disputed South China Sea which could engulf the region, as nations become increasingly tempted to use military force to settle territorial spats instead of international law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2015
China navy carries out more drills in disputed South China Sea
China's navy has in recent days carried out more exercises in the disputed South China Sea, the Defense Ministry said, calling them routine drills.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 12, 2015
Taiwan to begin operating lighthouse, pier, runway on Spratly isle
A new lighthouse, pier and reconstructed runway on a South China Sea island administered by Taiwan were to begin operations Saturday, weather permitting, the Taiwanese government said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2015
U.S. gets nod to deploy P-8 spy plane to Singapore
The United States has agreed with Singapore on a first deployment of the U.S. P-8 Poseidon spy plane in Singapore this month, in a fresh response to China over its pursuit of territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2015
Beijing could pay 'international price' in South China Sea legal case, experts say
When an international court ruled in late October that it had jurisdiction to hear a case filed by the Philippines against China over the disputed South China Sea, Beijing dismissed the decision, saying it would "lead to nothing."
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and a sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
France's Le Pen says she will work with Macron to appeal to moderates
Marine Le Pen speaks during a European election campaign rally in Paris on June 2.
Ban on nighttime drinking around Shibuya Station passed by ward
Buildings in the Shibuya district of Tokyo on May 2
Tokyo police arrest 23 men over brokering of prostitution
The Metropolitan Police Department said that among 23 men arrested, two were supervisors, three were store managers and the remaining 18, their employees.
Japan team succeeds in muon reacceleration in major breakthrough
Muons can penetrate dense materials, even bedrock several kilometers thick, and therefore are used for internal inspections for volcanos and pyramids, as well as the reactors at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power station.
Japanese Olympians to beat heat with own AC despite Paris' plans for green Games
Temperatures in Paris could exceed 30 degrees on many days during the 2024 Games.
Japan’s gamified environment apps target a greener mindset
A person uses a tong with a camera and GPS system attached to pick up litter, part of an initiative to boost participation in collecting trash.
In perspective: a firsthand account of this year’s G7
Group of Seven leaders and officials look to the sky during a ceremony involving paratroopers at Borgo Egnazia Golf Club San Domenico in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.

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